The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-03-03
Gen. GRANTS VISIT TO SHkNG-
Hal.
BY AN EYEWITNESS.

"Model Settlement.
His advent was wired from Hong
kong, and preparations on mag
nilicent scale were made for his
reception. In Shanghai, be it un-
derstood, there is large American
element. When Shanghai first
came into prominence as the leading
port of trade in the East, the Ameri-
cans were in the majority, but at
the time of the Generals visit, the
British and German residents were
considerably in the ascendant, as is
also the case at the present day.
But Shanghai is truly a cosmopoli-
tan city, and on it being officially
announced that the illustrious SOL
dier was about to visit that great
emporium of wealth and commerce,
all nationalities joined to do him
honor in manner be6tting his high
rank and station in life. The
Municipal Council, composed Of q
body of American, British and Ger
man gentlemen, met, and made
lavish appropriations to meet the
expenses incident to the event.
Resolutions of welcome were drawn
up, addresses prepared, n large
river steamer chartered to meet the
U. S. s. Richmond at the Bar, and
receive the illustrious visitor on
board and bring him and his party
from thence to the city.
There were also meetings of the
Volunteers, n body of which Shang-
hal has reason to be proud, of the
Shanghai Fire Department, and
other independent bodies, all of
whom united heartily in the one
grand cause of receiving the General
with a grand ovation. The arrange
ments were completed, and on the
day named, the Richmond dropped
anchor at Woosung. The chartered
steamer went alongside the old man
of-war and the General and his
suite were received on board with
due honors. The town was in
readiness for his reception. Being
a general holiday, everybody and
his servant was out on pleasure
bent. Enthusiasm ran high, and
even the immovable Chinaman came
out in his best clothes on that day
to welcome one whose reputation as
statesman and whose skill as a
soldier, had reached the innermost
parts of that vast Empire of the
East. Flags and banners were dis
played from every point of vantage
on shore, while the shipping was
dressed out in the grandest style.
Never before had the writer seen
such excitement and universal dis
play of pleasurable feelings, though
he had resided many years in Ori-
entail countries, as on the occasion
of General Grants visit to Shang-
hal. The day was bright and eX-
hilarating, the scene was one that
never had before been presented on
the waters of the Yangtsze.
With chronometer-like punctu-
ality, the river steamer with its dis
tinguished visitor on board was seen
rounding the last bend about a mile
below the city. Salutes were fired
from all sides, and here comes in
the result of Chinese imitation OF
their Western aliens. Whilst pass.
ing up the river, few China gun.
boats that lay quietly at anchor er
route of the General and his party
essayed to do honor to the occasion
by giving salute en- passunt. Ii
so doing several serious, and il
some cases fatal accidents occurred
More than one gun burst on thi:
memorable occasion, and more thar
one head was blown off while numer
ous arms and legs were missing
when the salutes were over.
The General arrived safely at thu
Shanghai Steam Navigation Co.'S
wharf, where an address was pre-
sented to him. After the formali
ties attendant upon the city recep
ton were completed, the General
accompanied by Mrs. Grant, DIR
Russell, his private secretary, ant
the President of the Municipa
Counsel, took his seat in an opel
barouche, to which was attached :
spirited span of Australian horses
Upon the order being given tt
"march," the volunteer band strucl
up "See the Conquering Here
Comes" This proved too mucl
for the fiery steeds in front of th'
carriage in which sat the Genera
and Mrs. Grant. They prancet
/" and reared with an equine prid'
that proved too lively to be plea
SAINT. They were dislodged from tn,
carriage and the Shanghai firemel
hooked on their ropes, and th'
General was drawn through TIN
city to the United States Consulate
General, where n suite of rooms hat
been prepared for HIM, by BODY
of men who felt proud of the oppor
tunity afforded them OF doing homo
to Americas greatest soldier.
The next day was Sunday, ant
by his special request, the Genera
and Mrs. Grant spent the day il
taking well-earned rest after thei
sea voyage of five or six days. Ii
the forenoon they attended servic,
at the Anglican Cathedral, ant
passed the afternoon in the apart
ments set aside for them. A rount
of festivities and CAV patherinos In,